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enWeekend Recap: iPhone Gains in USA, TSA Charged Up, Adobe Revel iOS Snafuhttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/weekend_recap_iphone_gains_usa_tsa_charged_adobe_revel_ios_snafu
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/airport_security_checkpoint_620px.png" alt="Airport security checkpoint" width="620" height="300" /></p><p>Our fellow Americans: Welcome back from a three-day weekend of barbecues and fireworks! July is officially here in full force, and you won't need to feel like you missed out during that hamburger and hot dog coma, because we've rounded up all the hottest tech news from the long weekend and are presenting it here for your reading pleasure.</p><h3>iPhone Gains Ground in U.S. Market Over Android</h3><p>Apple received a round of fireworks ahead of the 4th of July holiday as <a href="http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Market-Rankings/comScore-Reports-May-2014-U.S.-Smartphone-Subscriber-Market-Share" target="_blank">comScore announced Thursday</a> the latest smartphone subscriber market share numbers for May. Cupertino was the top smartphone manufacturer with 41.9 percent of the U.S. market, although Google's Android remained perched atop the top smartphone platform ranking with a 52.1 percent market share. Apple's smartphone numbers jumped only a modest 0.6 percent from comScore's February numbers, while overall the U.S. now has 169 million smartphone owners. As far as smartphone apps go, Facebook holds a commanding lead with 76.4 percent of the U.S. market, while Apple's own Maps and iTunes Radio held their own at 25.3 and 21.6 percent, respectively.</p><h3>Facebook Messenger Finally Arrives on iPad</h3><p>This one seems like a long time in coming, but Facebook released <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/facebook-messenger/id454638411?mt=8" target="_blank">version 7.0 of Facebook Messenger</a> ahead of the long weekend, finally bringing the native text and calling experience to the iPad. The update also allows videos shot within Messenger to be saved to the Camera Roll of the same device, as well as unspecified reliability fixes that are always welcome.</p><h3>Charge Up That iPhone Before Flying Home from Overseas</h3><p>Headed overseas anytime soon? You'll want to make sure your iPhone or other electronic device is charged up and ready to be powered on while going through security on your way back to the United States. The Transportation Security Administration (better known as TSA) <a href="http://www.tsa.gov/press/releases/2014/07/06/enhanced-security-measures-certain-airports-overseas" target="_blank">announced Sunday</a> that direct flights from "certain overseas airports" back to the U.S. will now be implementing "enhanced security measures" that could require travelers to "power up some devices, including cell phones." So what happens if your handset is out of juice? "Powerless devices will not be permitted onboard the aircraft," the TSA bluntly explains, while adding such travelers "may also undergo additional screening." Keep that iPhone charged up, people!</p><h3>Adobe Revel for iOS Update Leaves Users Unable to Access</h3><p>It's been a rough week for users of Adobe Revel for iOS, the cloud photo and video storage app. Starting with a June 29 update to version 2.3.2, the app crashes at startup — assuming it will even install completely. The botched update appears to have caught Adobe by surprise ahead of the 4th of July weekend as frustrated users filled up the app reviews and Adobe Communities with complaints. For their part, <a href="https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1513106" target="_blank">Adobe blames the glitch</a> on "an unexpected interoperability issue" but says they're "working closely with Apple to resolve the issue as soon as possible" and have "re-submitted an update to see if this can help us narrow down the failure," although no such update has yet appeared on the App Store over a week after the issue first appeared.</p><h3>Samsung Mocks iPhone Users in Latest Galaxy S5 Ad</h3><p><a href="http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/03/samsung-bashes-iphone-in-new-ad/" target="_blank">MacRumors reported Thursday</a> that Samsung is on the attack against Apple again with a new Galaxy S5 commercial which mocks iPhone users for having short battery life on their handsets. "Don't be a wall hugger," the ad concludes, immediately bringing to mind nearly the same comment made by BlackBerry CEO John Chen a few months back. "There they are. Clustered around power outlets, near the recycling bins, stained carpeting, and bathrooms. Tethered to the wall. Denied the freedom to enjoy even the most basic things, like grabbing a drink, or sharing a laugh with your co-workers. Or sitting with someone you know. You're stuck here until your battery says so," the narration mocks amidst a montage of iPhone users seemingly tethered to an AC power outlet.<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="https://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a></em></p><p><em>(Images courtesy of Wired and Fox News)</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/weekend_recap_iphone_gains_usa_tsa_charged_adobe_revel_ios_snafu#commentsNews4th of JulyAdobe RevelandroidApp StoreApple Inc.comscoreFacebook MessengerGalaxy S5TSAweekend recapiPadiPhoneiPodMacMon, 07 Jul 2014 12:28:16 +0000J.R. Bookwalter20272 at http://www.maclife.comYet Another TSA Agent Busted for Stealing iPadshttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/yet_another_tsa_agent_busted_stealing_ipads
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u323900/tsaagenttheft.png" alt="TSA agent, accused of stealing iPads" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />The holidays are a great time of the year, but it's also a potential headache for anyone trying to travel by air to see their loved ones. We're subjected to a number of inconveniences in getting through airport security these days, and sometimes a handy iOS device is the only thing to keep us sane during those inevitable delays. But you may want to keep your iPad close: the TSA seems to have a bit of a theft problem on its hands.</p><p>Just another case in a long-string of recent incidents, another Transportation Security Administration agent was found lifting iPads, <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/tsa-agent-accused-ipad-theft/story?id=17892885#.UMJoo5Pjlki" target="_blank">reports ABC News</a>.</p><p>Sean Henry, a baggage screener at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, was arrested this week as part of a sting operation administered by the TSA and New York Port Authority. Henry is accused of attempting to leave the airport with two stolen iPads (both planted as part of the operation) and "numerous" electronics he pilfered from passengers.</p><p>The TSA was able to use the Find My iPad function within the device to track Henry and the purloined devices.</p><p>"TSA holds its employees to the highest ethical standards and has zero tolerance for misconduct in the workplace," said TSA rep David Castelveter. The spokesperson also added that the TSA is going through the process to terminate Henry.</p><p>Unfortunately, this isn't the first instance of TSA agents with sticky fingers ripping off iPads from the public they're supposed to protect. In September, ABC News conducted its own sting operation, <a href="http://www.maclife.com/article/news/busted_abc_news_tracks_missing_ipad_tsa_officers_home" target="_blank">leaving a number of iPads</a> in the security checkpoint of the Orlando airport.</p><p>TSA agent Andy Ramirez was tracked to his home, also by using the Find My iPad function. Ramirez was subsequently terminated.</p><p>The same investigation discovered 381 TSA agents were fired for theft between 2003 and 2012. Moral of the story? Keep your iPad in the carry-on bag.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow this article's author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/clarkmatt" target="_blank">Matt Clark on Twitter</a>.</em></p><p><em>Image Source: Port Authority Police Department/ABC News</em></p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/yet_another_tsa_agent_busted_stealing_ipads#commentsNewsholiday traveliPadtransportation security administrationTSAtsa theftFri, 07 Dec 2012 22:48:14 +0000Matt Clark15764 at http://www.maclife.comBusted! ABC News Tracks Missing iPad to TSA Officer's Homehttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/busted_abc_news_tracks_missing_ipad_tsa_officers_home
<!--paging_filter--><p><img src="/files/u220903/tsa_andy_ramirez_200px.png" alt="TSA officer Andy Ramirez" width="200" height="150" class="graphic-right" />Well, that's embarrassing! As part of a sting operation conducted by ABC News, an iPad left behind at a security checkpoint in Orlando was tracked 30 miles to the home of the TSA officer who last handled it.<br /><a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/abc-news-tracks-missing-ipad-florida-home-tsa/story?id=17331937#.UGWU07TTiFd" target="_blank"><br />ABC News is reporting</a> that Orlando, Florida-based TSA officer Andy Ramirez was caught red-handed with an iPad left behind at a security checkpoint -- one of 10 that the news team deliberately placed there in a sting operation.<br /><br />The revelation is only the latest part of an investigation into "hundreds of thefts by TSA officers of passenger belongings" at the Orlando airport in what House Transportation Committee chairman John Mica called "an outrage to the public, and actually to our aviation system."<br /><br />TSA officer Ramirez was released from duty as of Wednesday afternoon and the agency told ABC News that it has "a zero-tolerance policy for theft and terminates any employee who is determined to have stolen from a passenger."<br /><br />Ramirez initially denied having the missing iPad, which was found thanks to Apple's built-in Find my iPhone feature. The news crew pushed an audio alarm to the iPad, and only then did Ramirez turn it over "after taking off his TSA uniform shirt."<br /><br />"I'm so embarrassed," Ramirez told ABC News. "My wife says she got the iPad and brought it home" from the airport.<br /><br />Between 2003 and 2012, 381 TSA officers have been fired for theft, including 11 this year alone, although the agency is quick to note that number "represents less than one-half of one percent of officers that have been employed."<br /><br /><em>Follow this article’s author, <a href="http://twitter.com/JRBTempe" target="_blank">J.R. Bookwalter on Twitter</a><br /><br />(Image courtesy of ABC News)</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/busted_abc_news_tracks_missing_ipad_tsa_officers_home#commentsNewsABC Newsairportsanti-theftFind My iPhoneinvestigationsiPadmissingofficerssting operationstolenTheftTSAiPadFri, 28 Sep 2012 12:35:59 +0000J.R. Bookwalter15184 at http://www.maclife.comTSA: 11.6 Inch MacBook Air Can Stay In Bags At Security Checkpointshttp://www.maclife.com/article/mac/tsa_116_inch_macbook_air_can_stay_bags_security_checkpoints
<!--paging_filter--><p><a href="/files/u286882/mba.jpg"><img src="/files/u286882/mba.jpg" width="380" height="171" /></a></p><p>Earlier this year, the Transportation Security Administration relaxed a few of the protocols surrounding the inspection of electronic devices being brought on board of an aircraft. The long and short of it is that if your device is smaller than a "<a href="http://blog.tsa.gov/2010/04/traveling-with-e-readers-netbooks-and.html" target="_blank">standard sized laptop</a>" there was no longer a need to remove them from your bag when going through a security checkpoint. For travelers who tote an iPad, Kindle or Nook on their journeys, this was very good news. Hey gang, isn't the new 11.6-inch MacBook Air smaller than a standard sized laptop? Game on!</p><p>That's right: according to the <a href="http://www.maclife.com/article/news/tsa_says_ipads_can_stay_bag" target="_self">Transportation Security Administration</a>, the <a href="http://www.maclife.com/article/news/first_look_116inch_14ghz_macbook_air" target="_self">11.6-inch MacBook Air</a> can be slotted into the "small and portable electronics category," meaning that, as is also the case with the iPad, there's no need to plop it into one of those scuzzy gray bins before a security officer runs it through an x-ray.</p><p>Sadly, owners of the new 13-inch iteration of the MacBook Air won't be receiving the same streamlined treatment when they go through security. Because of the dimensions of the 11.6-inch's chunkier cousin, road warriors will have to either put their Apple branded goods on display for all the world to see or travel with a <a href="http://www.maclife.com/article/reviews/speck_corepack_fly_messenger_bag" target="_blank">checkpoint-friendly laptop bag</a> before you'll be allowed to board their flight.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><em>Follow this article's author, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/SeamusBellamy" target="_blank">Seamus Bellamy on Twitter</a></em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/mac/tsa_116_inch_macbook_air_can_stay_bags_security_checkpoints#commentsNewsAirportHomeland SecurityTSAiPadMacThu, 28 Oct 2010 17:37:58 +0000Seamus Bellamy8750 at http://www.maclife.comTSA Says iPads Can Stay In The Baghttp://www.maclife.com/article/news/tsa_says_ipads_can_stay_bag
<!--paging_filter--><p><img alt="TSA2" class="graphic-right" height="150" src="/files/u220907/TSA2.jpg" width="148" />So, you just got your iPad, and you already have a great vacation trip (or business trip) lined up? Fretting what the TSA will think when you get to the checkpoint in the airport? Well, fret no more!<br /><br />According to <a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2010/04/07/tsa-keep-your-ipad-in-the-bag-please/">TUAW</a>, apparently iPads will be an exception, unlike most electronics, when it comes to the requirement of removing them from their case, and being placed on the conveyor belt.<br /><br />The TSA ruled today that iPads may indeed remain in their case (or whatever form you're using to protect it) for scanning. The TSA ruled today that the units are relatively small and contain no large AC unit. Word is not out yet whether those need to be scanned separately as well as any other cables, external drives and the like. They can easily be examined inside one's bag.<br /><br />Buuuuuuut, you might be asked to remove it, if the checkpoint agents are unable to get a clear view of the unit, so make sure you don't keep it under that 'ol swim suit on your trip to Maui. With that, laptops have to be removed from their bags and get scanned separately.<br /><br /><em>Image courtesy of TSA.gov</em></p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.maclife.com/article/news/tsa_says_ipads_can_stay_bag#commentsNewstravelTSAThu, 08 Apr 2010 02:30:43 +0000Matthew Tilmann6503 at http://www.maclife.com